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Jaguars DT Terrance Knighton, FS Dawan Landry Fined By NFL For Hits Vs Colts

Found November 16, 2012 on GridironFans.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Terrance Knighton,  Dawan Landry,  Andrew Luck,  Aaron Ross
TEAMS: Jacksonville Jaguars,  Indianapolis Colts
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Two Jaguars players have been fined by the NFL for their penalties last week against Indianapolis. Defensive tackle Terrance Knighton was fined $25,000 for unnecessary roughness. The league said Knighton “made helmet-to-helmet contact with a defenseless player.” He delivered a hit on Colts quarterback Andrew Luck in the first quarter that negated an interception by Aaron Ross. Safety Dawan Landry was fined $10,000 for a fourth-quarter hit on Luck and “making contact to the head and neck area of a runner who declared himself down by sliding feet first.” Source: Florida Times-Union Attached Thumbnails  
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